Men work to excavate one of the ruins of a cliff dwelling, possibly in the Wetherill Mesa, in Mesa Verde National Park. A large trench has been dug in the ground below a huge rock overhang. Shrubs are in the right foreground.
Date
[between 1915 and 1926?]
Notes
Glass plate is beginning to deteriorate.; Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; Words "Site 1291, lower cave Wetherill Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Colo." penciled on back of print.; R7001101257
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 7 x 10 cm. (2 3/4 x 4 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Subject
Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1910-1930.; Wetherill Mesa (Colo.)
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Film negatives.; Glass negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
